Required Courses in the Major:

Elective Courses:

Seven (or more) additional semester courses in History, at least one to be chosen from among three of the following groups (A-G):

Group A

The History of Africa

Group B

The History of Asia

Group C

The History of Europe & Russia

Group D

The History of Latin America and the Caribbean

Group E

The History of the Middle East

Group F

The History of the United States & Canada

Group G

Global History

In addition, students must take at least one course dealing with the Premodern Period (desgnated Group P in the catalog); this may be one of the courses used to fulfill the group requirement (Groups A-G). A single course can meet the requirement for no more than one of the the Groups A-G.

Study Abroad:

The History Department considers immersion in and familiarity with a foreign culture not only to be valuable in themselves, but also to provide an important way of understanding the past. Students who major in History therefore are encouraged to study a foreign language and to consider studying abroad during their junior year. History courses taken as part of a study abroad program that is recognized by the college normally can be used to satisfy departmental distribution and general requirements, up to a maximum of three courses (this limit does not apply to tutorials taken as part of the Williams-Exeter Program). Courses taken abroad, even at Oxford, cannot be used to satisfy the major seminar and advanced seminar/tutorial requirements, with only one exception: the tutorial on “Historiography: Tacitus to Weber” that is offered through the Williams-Exeter Program can count for major seminar credit. Students who plan to study abroad during their junior year may take their major seminar in the spring semester of their sophomore year, and those planning to be away the whole of their junior year are strongly encouraged to do so. Students interested in studying abroad during their junior year should discuss their plans with a member of the department as well as with the department’s administrative assistant. Approval of departmental credit for courses taken abroad normally must be obtained from the chair or from the administrative assistant prior to the commencement of the study abroad program.